Of Counsel is, in the legal profession of the United States, often the title of an attorney who has a relationship with a law firm or an organization, but is not an associate or a partner. Some firms use titles such as counsel, special counsel, and senior counsel for the same concept. According to American Bar Association Formal Opinion 90-357, the term of counsel is to describe a close, personal, continuous, and regular relationship between the firm and counsel lawyer.
Affirmative action in the United States. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Affirmative action in the United States is a set of laws, policies, guidelines, and administrative practices intended to end and correct the effects of a specific form of discrimination..
Responsibility for Implementation. Through the policies and programs set forth in the Affirmative Action Plan, the university undertakes to comply fully with all federal, state, and local laws relating to educational opportunity, equal employment opportunity, and affirmative action.